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Life Clockby Faye Cossar

“Prediction is very difficult, espe­cially about the future,” said

physicist Niels Bohr. Astrologers would probably agree, yet we still attempt it for our clients — not to mention our­selves. And unless we know some his­tory of our client, forecasting is not only difficult, it is impossible. So, the trick is to have an efficient way of seeing how patterns in a horoscope have worked up until now, and to ask the client ques­tions about their past.

The Life Clock Swiss astrologer Bruno Huber believed that there must be a clock in the horoscope, one that tracked the rhythmic, psychological development of a person. While creating the 72­year Huber Life Clock (also known as Age Progression), he researched many house systems and determined that Koch houses worked best. Just by looking at the birth chart, we can immediately see the years in someone’s life when a planet is activated. I have worked with this timing tech­nique for many years, and clients seem to intuitively understand the visual nature of the clock, too.

The Age Point The Age Point (AP) is like a hand of a clock ticking through the degrees of the zodiac. It starts at the Ascendant (which represents birth) and spends six years in each house (regardless of the house size). When a person reaches 72, the AP is

back at the Ascendant and begins mov­ing through the signs and houses again. (See Figure, below.)

The Phases Regardless of our own particu­lar Ascendant sign, the 1st house rep­resents the Aries phase, the 2nd house the Taurus phase, and so on, until the 12th/Pisces phase, which ends at age 72. There is a lot more to this method, and I refer you to the books listed below for more information. For my purposes here, I will discuss just two things that the Age Point can do. Firstly, it can announce the start of a new phase by reaching a house cusp at ages 6, 12, 18, etc. The entries into angular houses at ages 18, 36, 54, and 72, in particular, are major turning points. For instance, the 1st­house/Aries phase (from birth to the sixth birthday) is linked to devel­oping an identity, while the opposite 7th­house/Libra phase (from ages 36 to 42) represents developing an authen­tic identity within a partnership and in society. Secondly, the AP can aspect a planet. I investigate the ages at which it conjoins or opposes a planet (or, for a younger person, when it makes a square). These are the aspects and life experiences that clients recognize more clearly and quickly. The Age Point trigger to a planet is active (“in

orb”) for about a year (roughly eight months before and four months after exactitude).

An Example: Scilla Elworthy Last year, I met a very inspir­ing woman who kindly agreed to an interview. Scilla Elworthy has worked with world leaders on many globally important projects, and has been nom­inated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times for her role in developing effec­tive dialogue between nuclear weapons policy­makers.1

Scilla is very self­aware and is there­fore a perfect subject for illustrating how this technique can be used. As I write this, Scilla is approaching age 72, so she has literally been around the clock! At the time I interviewed her, the Age Point was about to conjoin the Sun, having just passed over her other 12th­house planets. (See Chart, facing page.)

The Twelfth Phase(Age 66 to 72) This phase represents pre­birth, a gestation time, a time to go inwards, reflect on life, and prepare for a “rebirth” into the 1st­house/Aries phase. Any pre­birth issues (12th house), as well as wounds from the opposite 6th­house phase (ages 30 to 36), might come to the surface to be healed. The twelfth phase is a time to have a dream for the next cycle, which, in Scilla’s case, starts on her 72nd birthday in 2015. Because of the many planets in Scilla’s 12th house (particularly the

Sun), I expected this six­year phase to have been a very important heal­

ing time for her, and she acknowl­edged this.

Age Point TimingI was interested in what

had happened in the sixth phase, between ages 30 and 36, opposite where she is now, as there is always a connection

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the Age Point opposes and conjoins each planet are always 36 years apart:

Age Point contact

Opposition date*

Conjunction date*

AP to Ceres August 3, 1975 August 3, 2011

AP to Mercury April 1, 1976 April 1, 2012

AP to Uranus September 29, 1977

September 29, 2013

AP to the Sun December 27, 1978

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* Software is available for determining the exact dates an Age Point aspects a natal planet.

Ceres Age Points In 1975, Scilla began organising the building and launch of the Market Theatre, South Africa’s first multiracial theatre. Between 1970 and 1976, she was also chair of Kupugani, the South African nutrition education organisation. Some of Ceres’ themes are democracy, food, the green movement, the environ­ment, tough negotiation, and women’s rights. I asked Scilla if any of these were also relevant in 2011. “Absolutely — all of them!” During that year, she was a keynote speaker and a director of pro­grammes for the World Peace Festival. She published a book and won

a World Peace Award. All of Ceres’ themes were highlighted in her work and, she said, are “right up my street.”

Mercury Age Points In April 1974, Scilla had a brain disease that left her in a coma for two weeks. This was devastating, because it meant that she could no longer feed or have contact with her six­week­old daughter. When the AP reached Mer­cury in 1976, although she still had trouble thinking, there was one question going round in her mind: “Who am I — who am I really?” She started an inner dialogue with herself by way of ther­apy with a Jungian analyst. It took her six years to recover from her illness, but during this period, she began the pro­cess of finding her own voice. “The gift was self­knowledge,” she told me. Scilla had always been frightened of people being sarcastic, which at times prevented her from speaking. With the AP over Mercury and through Gemini in recent years, I suspected that she might have finally found her unique voice. She said, “Yes! I am speaking in pub­lic and not minding my manners any­more! I am often invited to be a keynote speaker and speak my truth.”

Sun–Uranus Age Points Scilla’s father didn’t like children. She never really knew him and always found him difficult. He died when she

was 18, with the Age Point conjunct Pluto in the 4th house. When the AP reached the opposition point of her Sun–Uranus conjunction in 1977–78, she started working with UNESCO to track minority rights and began a cam­paign against female genital mutilation (Sun–Uranus in Gemini: speaking out for change). Difficulties with her hus­band arose at this point, as he was used to being centre stage, and now Scilla was becoming more “authentic”: the networking Scilla (Gemini) and rebel (Uranus) who was speaking out (Gem­ini) against unfairness and inequal­ity (Uranus). This eventually led to the breakup of her marriage. Looking back, she recognizes this time as the beginning of her manifesting her true calling (Sun). Recently, Scilla began a new ven­ture that is very close to her heart, since it encompasses her Gemini stellium. Rising Women, Rising World — a circle of experienced women specialists who support initiatives for a better global future — is a practical (Saturn) network

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Scilla Elworthy

Figure: The Age Point

The Age Point starts at the Ascendant (which represents birth) and

spends six years in each house (regardless of the

house size).

Koch houses, Mean Node

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(Gemini) to help women (Moon/Ceres) do the inner work necessary (12th house) to create change (Uranus) in the world. She says, “Things are now blos­soming and breaking through.” A cycle is completed.

Other Age Points Scilla is a powerful activist (Mars trine Pluto) who started Peace Direct, an international non­governmental organi­sation that supports local peace­building in conflict zones, so I wanted to highlight when this exact aspect was triggered by the Age Point (AP).

• AP conjunct Pluto (age 18): She travelled to some very dangerous places, such as war zones and ref­ugee camps, where she saw the darker side of life. The outrage she felt fuelled her wish to change the world.

• AP opposite Pluto (age 54): This was triggered during the most cru­cial of the nuclear decision–makers’ meetings. Scilla had integrated her “swashbuckling bravado activism” with meditation to achieve impres­sive results. She also split with her long­term partner who had been

dishonest with her (not advisable when Pluto is triggered!).

• AP opposite Mars (age 25): She learned to fly!

• AP conjunct Mars (age 61): As an advisor to Desmond Tutu, Scilla worked on The Elders project with Richard Branson, whom she describes as “not easy to work with … I learned some difficult lessons.” But she began to stand her ground and stick up for herself.

And So to Predictions The next Age Point for Scilla (approaching at the time of writing this in January 2015) is a conjunction with her natal Moon and Saturn. Her expe­rience of previous triggers to this con­junction was difficult: Soon after her birth (the conjunction), her father was ill, and at age 36 (the opposition), she was breaking up with her husband, who was also ill. Like her mother, she had the responsibility of being a single parent. My advice to her at this point: Take time (Saturn) to do the things that will really nurture you (Moon), such as man­aging your own agenda. Choose what you really want to do, as everyone will be wanting a piece of you! Take time out to enjoy reading and follow your curios­ity (Gemini Moon). Do things because they feed your soul (Moon), not because you think you should (Saturn). She

replied that she had always thought she had to do more and to do everything she was asked! She understood the pat­tern and found my advice very helpful and “good guidance.”

The Age Point method offers a quick way of gaining insight into clients’ lives and their key experiences. With context, it becomes an effective tool for constructive advice and effective forecasting.

Chart Data and SourceScilla Elworthy, June 3, 1943; 5:50 a.m. BDST; Galashiels, Scotland (55°N37', 02°W49'); AA: birth certificate.

Reference1. Scilla’s website is a wonderful source of infor­mation, complete with many dates — a treasure trove for astrologers: http://www.scillaelworthy.com

Further Reading on Age ProgressionHopewell, Joyce. Using Age Progression: Understanding Life’s Journey. HopeWell, 2013.

Hopewell, Joyce, and Richard Llewellyn. The Cosmic Egg-Timer. HopeWell, 2004.

Huber, Bruno and Louise. LifeClock: The Huber Method of Timing in the Horoscope. HopeWell, 2006.

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